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section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 27, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Product Comparisons
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Constructed Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–814]
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Solidbend Fittings & Flanges Sdn.
Bhd. (Solidbend) made no shipments of
subject merchandise during the period
of review (POR) July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. We invite all interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2020.
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AGENCY:
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Genevieve Coen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 9, 2019, Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order 1 on carbon
steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld
pipe fittings) from the People’s Republic
of China (China), in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), with respect to
one company, Solidbend.2 On October
9, 2019, Solidbend certified it had no
shipments of subject merchandise
during the POR.3 On October 18, 2019,
we placed United States Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) data on the
record and invited comment from
interested parties.4 In December 2019,
we confirmed Solidbend’s no shipment
claim with CBP.5 Because Solidbend
reported it has no shipments, several
parties requested that Commerce
rescind its review of Solidbend; 6
however, Solidbend did not withdraw
its review request, and consistent with
our practice, we have not rescinded this
review with respect to Solidbend.7
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order consists of certain carbon steel
butt-weld pipe fittings, having an inside
1 See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment
to the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR
29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
47242 (September 9, 2019).
3 See Solidbend’s Letter, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China,
A–570–814: No Shipment Letter,’’ dated October 9,
2019 (Solidbend No Shipment Certification).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of
the Antidumping Duty Order of Carbon Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of
China: Release of Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) Data Query,’’ dated October 18, 2019.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China:
Result of No Shipments Inquiry,’’ dated December
10, 2019.
6 See Tube Forgings, Mills, and Hackney’s Letter,
’’ Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from
the People’s Republic of China; Comment on
Solidbend’s No Shipment Letter,’’ dated October 11,
2019; see also Weldbend’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Carbon
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from China:
Comments on CBP Data,’’ dated October 25, 2019.
7 See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments, In Part;
2018–2019, 85 FR 9735 (February 20, 2020)
(Magnesia Bricks).
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diameter of less than 14 inches,
imported in either finished or
unfinished form. These formed or forged
pipe fittings are used to join sections in
piping systems where conditions
require permanent, welded connections,
as distinguished from fittings based on
other fastening methods (e.g., threaded,
grooved, or bolted fittings). Carbon steel
butt-weld pipe fittings are currently
classified under subheading 7307.93.30
of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheading
is provided for convenience and
customs purposes. The written product
description remains dispositive.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
On October 9, 2019, Solidbend timely
filed a statement reporting that it made
no shipments of subject merchandise to
the United States during the POR.8 We
confirmed the claim from Solidbend
with CBP. Based on this information, we
preliminarily determine that Solidbend
had no shipments during the POR.
Consistent with our practice, we are
not preliminarily rescinding the review
with respect to Solidbend. Rather, we
will complete the review with respect to
this company and issue appropriate
instructions to CBP based on the final
results of this review.9
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce has made no calculations
as part of these preliminary results.
Accordingly, there will be no disclosure
of the calculations performed for these
preliminary results of review in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review no
later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless
extended.10
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. Pursuant to Commerce’s
practice in non-market economy cases,
if Commerce continues to determine in
the final results that Solidbend had no
shipments of subject merchandise,
Commerce will liquidate any suspended
entries during the POR from Solidbend
at the China-wide rate.11 We intend to
issue assessment instructions 15 days
8 See
Solidbend No Shipment Certification.
e.g., Magnesia Bricks.
10 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
11 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
9 See,
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after the publication date of the final
results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
For previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not
listed above that have separate rates, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the
most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding; (2) the cash deposit rate for
all Chinese manufacturers or exporters
of subject merchandise will continue to
be 182.90 percent, the China-wide rate
determined in the less-than-fair-value
investigation; (3) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that
supplied that non-Chinese exporter.12
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
12 See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment
to the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR
29702 (July 6, 1992).
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Notification to Interested Parties
I. Abstract
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with section 751(a)(1) of the Act.
This request is for a revision to a
currently approved information
collection.
The objective of the original data
collection effort under OMB Control
Number 0648–0783 was to assess how
changes in saltwater recreational fishing
regulations affect angler effort, angler
welfare, fishing mortality, and future
stock levels. That data collection effort
focused on anglers who fished for
Atlantic cod and haddock off the
Atlantic coast from Maine to
Massachusetts. Under this revised
information collection request, the
objective remains the same, but a new
survey will be added with the focus on
anglers who fish for summer flounder
and black sea bass along the Atlantic
coast from Massachusetts to North
Carolina.
Data collected from this survey will
improve our ability to understand and
predict how changes in management
options and regulations may change
fishing mortality and the number of
trips anglers take for summer flounder
and black sea bass. This data will allow
fisheries managers to conduct updated
and improved analysis of the socioeconomic effects to recreational anglers
and to coastal communities of proposed
changes in fishing regulations. The
recreational fishing community and
regional fisheries management councils
have requested more species-specific
socio-economic studies of recreational
fishing that can be used in the analysis
of fisheries policies. This survey will
address that stated need for more
species-specific studies. The population
consists of those anglers who fish in
saltwater along the Atlantic coast from
Massachusetts to North Carolina and
who possess a license to fish. A sample
of anglers will be drawn from state
fishing license frames. The survey will
be conducted using both mail and email
to contact anglers and invite them to
take the survey online. Anglers not
responding to the online survey may
receive a paper survey in the mail.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Revised Information
Collection; Comment Request; Survey
To Collect Economic Data From
Recreational Anglers Along the
Atlantic Coast
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 1, 2020.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at PRAcomments@doc.gov). All
comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally
be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for
example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Scott Steinback, Economist,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166
Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543. Tel:
(508) 495–4701 or scott.steinback@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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II. Method of Collection
The survey will be conducted using
two modes: Mail and internet.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (revision of a
currently approved information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-814]
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Solidbend Fittings & Flanges Sdn. Bhd. (Solidbend) made no
shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) July
1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. We invite all interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 9, 2019, Commerce initiated an administrative review
of the antidumping duty order \1\ on carbon steel butt-weld pipe
fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China
(China), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), with respect to one company, Solidbend.\2\ On
October 9, 2019, Solidbend certified it had no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR.\3\ On October 18, 2019, we placed United
States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data on the record and
invited comment from interested parties.\4\ In December 2019, we
confirmed Solidbend's no shipment claim with CBP.\5\ Because Solidbend
reported it has no shipments, several parties requested that Commerce
rescind its review of Solidbend; \6\ however, Solidbend did not
withdraw its review request, and consistent with our practice, we have
not rescinded this review with respect to Solidbend.\7\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment to the Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, 57 FR
29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).
\3\ See Solidbend's Letter, ``Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from the People's Republic of China, A-570-814: No Shipment
Letter,'' dated October 9, 2019 (Solidbend No Shipment
Certification).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order of Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's
Republic of China: Release of Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Data Query,'' dated October 18, 2019.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from
the People's Republic of China: Result of No Shipments Inquiry,''
dated December 10, 2019.
\6\ See Tube Forgings, Mills, and Hackney's Letter, '' Certain
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of
China; Comment on Solidbend's No Shipment Letter,'' dated October
11, 2019; see also Weldbend's Letter, ``Certain Carbon Steel Butt-
Weld Pipe Fittings from China: Comments on CBP Data,'' dated October
25, 2019.
\7\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No Shipments, In Part; 2018-2019,
85 FR 9735 (February 20, 2020) (Magnesia Bricks).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order consists of certain carbon
steel butt-weld pipe fittings, having an inside diameter of less than
14 inches, imported in either finished or unfinished form. These formed
or forged pipe fittings are used to join sections in piping systems
where conditions require permanent, welded connections, as
distinguished from fittings based on other fastening methods (e.g.,
threaded, grooved, or bolted fittings). Carbon steel butt-weld pipe
fittings are currently classified under subheading 7307.93.30 of the
HTSUS. The HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written product description remains dispositive.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
On October 9, 2019, Solidbend timely filed a statement reporting
that it made no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States
during the POR.\8\ We confirmed the claim from Solidbend with CBP.
Based on this information, we preliminarily determine that Solidbend
had no shipments during the POR.
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\8\ See Solidbend No Shipment Certification.
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Consistent with our practice, we are not preliminarily rescinding
the review with respect to Solidbend. Rather, we will complete the
review with respect to this company and issue appropriate instructions
to CBP based on the final results of this review.\9\
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce has made no calculations as part of these preliminary
results. Accordingly, there will be no disclosure of the calculations
performed for these preliminary results of review in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this
notice, unless extended.\10\
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\10\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. Pursuant to Commerce's practice in non-market economy cases,
if Commerce continues to determine in the final results that Solidbend
had no shipments of subject merchandise, Commerce will liquidate any
suspended entries during the POR from Solidbend at the China-wide
rate.\11\ We intend to issue assessment instructions 15 days
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\11\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed above that have separate
rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific
rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding; (2) the cash deposit rate for all Chinese manufacturers or
exporters of subject merchandise will continue to be 182.90 percent,
the China-wide rate determined in the less-than-fair-value
investigation; (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise
that have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-
Chinese exporter.\12\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\12\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment to the Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, 57 FR
29702 (July 6, 1992).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and Compliance.
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